Would 10 # of C4 Cause Issues In A Large City ? Well It's Missing

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High-powered explosives have gone missing from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms in San Bernardino County, California.


"Sources report that approximately 10 pounds of Composition C-4 disappeared during a long training exercise two weeks ago," KGTV reported. "They also believe the manufactured plastic explosives may have been stolen."

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[SOCOM42]

Ten pounds can do a lot of damage if, the person knows how to rig it right.

But the ten# is nothing in the overall picture.

A one pound block of it can be used as a booster/initiator to ignite ANFO of any quantity.

[red442joe]

"Ignite ANFO"
Hehehehehehehe

Joe

[Dwight55]

If the new owner knows what he's doing . . .

Something near 20 buildings can be wrecked if not demolished . . .

May God bless,
Dwight

[Jim-henscheli’s PR rep]

This. ‘splosives are easy to make.. time and quality of detonation is the real booger. Edited because I totally speak English...

[shootbrownelk]

It's dangerous if it falls into Muslime hands.

[Mister Mills]

Ten pounds of C4? I don’t see how that is enough to worry about. Now if it was 100 pounds, with blasting caps and det cord, then OK. That might be cause for concern.

[rice paddy daddy]

You could make a couple nifty anti-personnel devices.
A claymore mine is composed of 2 pounds of C-4 and 700 steel ball bearings, for example.

But you would still need the proper blasting caps to set it off.
You can light it with a match, and it will burn but not explode. We used to heat C-rations that way.

[Smitty901]

Of some training got a bit carried away and a little more was used up. That would not be a first. Blasting caps can be made with a .223/5.56 case but not 100% effective. Round it up dig a whole put it in add C4 cover it up when done. Repeat.
Playing with C4 some times it went a little over the top.

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[QUOTE=Smitty901;199651]Of some training got a bit carried away and a little more was used up. That would not be a first. Blasting caps can be made with a .223/5.56 case but not 100% effective. Round it up dig a whole put it in add C4 cover it up when done. Repeat.
Playing with C4 some times it went a little over the top.



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[Smitty901]

[QUOTE=Smitty901;199651]Of some training got a bit carried away and a little more was used up. That would not be a first. Blasting caps can be made with a .223/5.56 case but not 100% effective. Round it up dig a whole put it in add C4 cover it up when done. Repeat.
Playing with C4 some times it went a little over the top.



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Site has picture issues. Point was we used C4 all of the time. We blew a lot of stuff up with it. It takes a fair amount to really do some damage. Not like the movies were small wad of it takes a wall down or entire house.
Blew up a lot of AK47 ammo and RPG's. When you have stuff that goes boom, some soldiers always want it to make a bigger boom.

[rice paddy daddy]

I’m trying to remember the size of the blocks the Army would issue.
I think they were 10 pounds.
Combat Engineers got all the good stuff.

As it was known in the Army: “Combat Engineers - Infantry with a job.”

[OSFG]

our satchel charges were 20 lbs of C4. 10 lbs wouldnt even take down a moderate size bridge. But it could be used to make some IED's or shape charges (EFP) that could be used in targeted attacks or ambushes.

More'n likely it got used and just incorrectly reported....but I have heard of folks wanting to squirrel away some for a rainy day. Cause it one of those things that only a chemical trace can pin point lots and batches issued and the rest is a leadership accountability issue.

it'd bring a house down.

[Sparkyprep]

How come I never find cool stuff like this?